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William Dennis "Bill" Pulley

Male 1880 - 1938  (57 years)


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  • Name William Dennis "Bill" Pulley 
    Birth 4 Oct 1880  Harrison County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Informant -- Death Certificate Mar 1938  Plad, Dallas County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Obituary Mar 1938  [2


    • William Dennis Pulley

      William Dennis Pulley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Brisco Permenus Pulley, was born October 4, 1880, in Harrison county, Mo., and passed away March 9, 1938 at the home of his nephew, Harvey Pulley, of Plad.  The cause of his death was heart trouble. 

      He was united in marriage to Julia Henderson.  To this union were born one daughter, Bertha.  Both wife and daughter preceded him in death.  Some years later he was married to Mrs. Claudie Burten who also preceded him in death.  To them was born one son, Lewis Pulley.  There remain to mourn his departure one son, one brother, John A. Pulley, of Elridge, Mo., three sisters, Mrs. Maggie Botts of Joplin, Mrs. Amanda Higgins of Newton, Kan., and Mrs. Dora Kennedy of Chicago, Ill., and a host of relatives and friends. 

      Bill, as he was known by his many friends and neighbors, was converted at the Plad Baptist church and joined there in his younger days.  He will be sadly missed by all who knew him. 

      Funeral services were held at Plad at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10, by E. A. Young, assisted by Rev. Arthur Bailey.  Burial followed there under direction of L. B. Jones. 
    Death 9 Mar 1938  Plad, Dallas County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Cause: coronary thrombosis 
    Burial 10 Mar 1938  Plad Cemetery, Plad, Dallas County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I1015  CCBasic
    Last Modified 10 Oct 2022 

    Father Permenius Brisco Pulley,   b. 23 May 1839, Versailles, Morgan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aug 1917 (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Electa Marlow,   b. 1 Oct 1843, Athens County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1915, Jasper Twp., Dallas County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 8 Mar 1860  Nodaway County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Julia A. Henderson,   b. Abt 1888, Plad, Dallas County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 27 Jul 1908  Dallas County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Bertha A. "Birthie" Pulley,   b. 20 Feb 1909, Plad, Dallas County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jan 1912, Miller Twp., Dallas County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
    Family ID F1273  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Oct 2022 

    Family 2 Clauda May McClurg,   b. 16 Jun 1888, Dallas County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 1930, Long Lane, Dallas County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Children 
     1. Lewis Pulley   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F4286  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2018 

  • Sources 
    1. [S64] Missouri Bureau of Vital Records, Missouri Secretary of State, Missouri -- Death Certificates 1910-1974, (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/Records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ :n.d.), 7 May 2018, death certificate no. 4688 (1912), Birthie Pulley, accessed 4 March 2012.

    2. [S4] Unknown Newspaper, 10 Oct 2022, "William Dennis Pulley," March 1938.

    3. [S64] Missouri Bureau of Vital Records, Missouri Secretary of State, Missouri -- Death Certificates 1910-1974, (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/Records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ :n.d.), 10 Oct 2022, death certificate no. 10584 (1938), William D. Pulley, accessed 2 Jun 2012.

    4. [S233] Missouri State Archives, Missouri -- County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991, ((https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2060668 : 2017)), 10 Oct 2022, accessed 2 Jun 2012), William D. Pulley and Julia A. Henderson.